Hemingway grew up in the era of capitalist decline. The characteristics of this era make Hemingway's thought present a complex and contradictory state. He saw the disintegration of the capitalist world and the fall of the so-called western civilization, but he couldn't find a way out from his narrow vision, so he felt confused in front of him and was called the main representative of the "lost generation". Besides his favorite fishing, hunting, skiing and bullfighting, the most common theme in Hemingway's works is to praise the sincerity and courage of ordinary people, that is, to be fearless in the face of death. In his view, life is just a tragedy, and the only value and way out is to face death without fear. Therefore, the characters in his works are often "tough guys", but they are often lonely and desperate.
In terms of artistic techniques, Hemingway formed a unique creative style with concise, vivid and powerful dialogue, clean rhetoric and natural rhyming. Hemingway's language and image are vivid and concrete, but his theme is subtle. At first glance, his works seem clear at a glance, but after careful reading, it is inevitable to feel profound. He once compared his works to icebergs floating on the sea, with only one-eighth on the water and eight-sevenths underwater.
Therefore, profound implication is a prominent feature of Hemingway's writing.
Hemingway's prose style is unpretentious, concise and fresh. When/kloc-0 was awarded to Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954, he emphasized his unique narrative ability in modern prose.
Hemingway's artistic description also has obvious limitations. He is not good at describing the broad social life, and his characters lack diverse and rich personality characteristics.
Due to the contradiction of world outlook and serious illness, Hemingway committed suicide with a shotgun in 196 1.